How to Use nurse practitioner in a Sentence
nurse practitioner
noun
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If your doctor can’t see you now, maybe the nurse practitioner can.
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Mckenzie Beard,
Washington Post,
17 June 2024
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The health center just off the building’s main lobby is staffed by a nurse practitioner and others.
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Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
4 May 2023
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Six months pregnant, the nurse practitioner was excited to be a new mom.
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Emily Palmer,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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On a humid day in late May, just one or two patients waited to see the clinic's nurse practitioner.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
22 June 2024
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To begin the test, the team was weighed by a nurse practitioner supervising the test to see how accurate each scale was.
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Caroline Thomason,
Health,
6 Feb. 2023
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Dunn estimates that 80 percent of trans adults in the state were getting their health care from a nurse practitioner and now have lost access.
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Thalia Beaty,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 June 2023
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Lydia Rivera, a licensed nurse practitioner of 40 years, is taking a simple step to fill that gap.
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Caroline Catherman,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2024
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He was seen by two nurses, one of whom had seen him the first time, and was then examined by a nurse practitioner, Carlos Flores.
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Jonathan Saltzman,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Mar. 2023
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Now, many patients (and doctors and nurse practitioners) see an immobile face as the goal.
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Rachel Tashjian,
Washington Post,
29 Aug. 2023
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Police learned of the assaults after the nurse practitioner died of an overdose at the hospital.
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Beth Mole,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2024
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The defense called Sara Tromp, a nurse practitioner who began treating Hernan for back pain in 2017.
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Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2024
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Nancy Hilburn, 56, was one farmworker at The Blossom Farm who wanted to see the nurse practitioner.
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Sarah Lapidus,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Feb. 2023
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Young admires Garrett and Lorna, who's studying to be a nurse practitioner, and says they've been valued friends to them in Pinehurst.
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Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2024
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And a new hotline allowing home patients to connect with nurse practitioners around the clock.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2024
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Dentists, nurse practitioners and pharmacists also made the top 10, with a trio of non-healthcare fields squeezing their way in.
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Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2023
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Eight licensed nurses and one nurse practitioner serve Aid for Women’s clients.
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Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2024
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But first … If nurse practitioners leave primary care, who’s left?
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Mckenzie Beard,
Washington Post,
17 June 2024
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Schorr quickly reached out to a family nurse practitioner, who works with patients for weight loss, about the medication.
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Vanessa Etienne,
Peoplemag,
14 Mar. 2023
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Instead, a nurse practitioner named Nicole sent me a direct message laced with cheerful emojis.
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Jia Tolentino,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2023
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Our pediatric nurse practitioner, who was on-site during the test, also pointed out that this swing is similar to what’s often used in NICUs.
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Chaunie Brusie, Rn,
Parents,
16 June 2023
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Knoll managed to hire a physician this spring, but his clinic still relies primarily on a team of nurses and nurse practitioners.
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Caroline Catherman,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2024
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Our physicians need support from the other care providers and staff around them, and nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to shoulder some of the clinical burden.
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Joe Harpaz,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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So Lugo took matters into her own hands, showing the test results to a nurse practitioner on staff at her coaching company.
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Stephanie Emma Pfeffer,
Peoplemag,
1 Sep. 2023
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What is the proper way of addressing a nurse, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant?
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
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The stylish millennial works as a nurse practitioner at a Manhattan cancer center and lives in New Jersey.
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Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 July 2024
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But her nurse practitioner suggested that the tick bite could have actually caused an allergy to meat.
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Stephanie Emma Pfeffer,
Peoplemag,
23 July 2023
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Up until midnight, the company will dispatch a nurse practitioner to patient homes.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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For this, a nurse practitioner came to their homes to administer injections and IVs filled with stem cells derived from umbilical cords.
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Heather Hollingsworth The Associated Press,
arkansasonline.com,
16 June 2024
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Researchers were also able to calculate costs and found the cost of care for patients was lower among nurse practitioners and physician assistants compared to physicians.
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Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
21 Aug. 2023
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Only about seven doctors and nurse practitioners have joined the initiative.
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Marin Wolf,
Dallas News,
14 Aug. 2023
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